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The muckracking professor whose research lead to the whole stock option backdating scandal (albeit, a decade later) is back at it again. Apparently, he’s now looking to see whether insiders backdated stock donations to their charitable foundations to “maximize tax benefits”.
As Portfolio points out, there are two ways that insiders could get this lucky: one legal [...]
Until today, I don’t think I was all that concerned about the economy. Yes, it was slowing. Yes, we’re probably headed for a recession. But these are natural business cycles. Even all the talk about stupid tax tricks didn’t have me all that concerned.
Then I heard that the European markets dropped 7-8% yesterday (I was [...]
If you haven’t received your free credit report from each of the major credit bureaus in the past 365 days, now is a good time to go get one. Or, if you are like me and get one every four months, this is your reminder to go get it today.
Don’t know how to get your [...]
One of my favorite pastimes in college was tuning into CNBC (or CNNFN, remember that?) on random days to see what the reasons were that they were giving for the markets move that day. It was usually some intelligent sounding garbage about this or that, but they always had a reason. Of course, they had [...]
If you’re a user of Monster.com, you might want to check your computer for malware. Security Fix’s Brian Krebs is reporting that a group has stolen the identities of about 40,000 Monster users by planting trojan horses in advertisements on the site. The information includes SSNs, names, addresses, bank account info, and any other information [...]
There are lots of ways to get a “free” credit report. There’s a website run by one of the big three credit reporting firms that will give you your credit report and score “free” with paying for monthly monitoring of your credit reports. There are several more sinister websites that claim to give a free credit report, but nothing happens when you entire your personal information. Well, nothing to your web browser at least. Criminals probably have your personal information (including SSN) and are adding it to their database.
I’m taking a bit of a break, so now through July 4th I’ve combed the archives to find earlier content that might interest new readers (as most of my readers are new). This article originally ran July 12, 2006.
Yahoo! has a top ten list for retirement planning. After this week’s story about the number of people having [...]
I’m taking a bit of a break, so now through July 4th I’ve combed the archives to find earlier content that might interest new readers (as most of my readers are new). This article originally ran July 11, 2006.
Yahoo! has a top ten list for retirement planning. After yesterday’s story about the number of people [...]
Most companies use software to match a resume to a job. Many even have simple surveys on their website that can disqualify you based on your answers. It’s a natural response to the flood of resumes that companies now receive thanks to the internet. The article lists five tips for getting your resume read.
